Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Bleeding Disorders

A category of medical illnesses known as bleeding disorders cause excessive or protracted bleeding after an accident or surgery because the blood cannot clot correctly. There are two primary categories of bleeding disorders:

Haemophilia is a clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or IX (haemophilia B) deficiency-related hereditary bleeding condition.

vWD, or von Willebrand disease This is the most prevalent hereditary bleeding condition and is brought on by a lack of or malfunction in the protein known as von Willebrand factor, which is essential for platelet activity and clotting.

Other bleeding conditions include coagulation factor deficits, such as factor XI deficiency, and platelet diseases include immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).